Stresses on maintaining highest standard of construction; Says compromise on work quality won’t be tolerated

SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 12: Secretary, Social Welfare, Cooperatives and Tribal Affairs, Dr Farooq Ahmad Lone, today chaired a meeting of officials of Tribal Affairs Department to review the construction of hostels for Schedule Tribes (ST) students in various districts of the State.

While asking the officials to work with added dedication, Dr Lone said that the schemes being implemented for the uplift of the scheduled tribe and other weaker sections of the society by the Department holds great significance.

Director Tribal Affairs informed Dr Lone that the Department is currently constructing 20 hostels in various districts of J&K to provide the residential facilities to students belonging to Schedule Tribes. He informed the meeting that the work is going in full swing.

A 50-bedded hostel constructed at the cost of Rs 3.43 crore in Gaddi Siipi in Udhampur stands completed and has been opened for functioning.

It was informed that an 80-bedded ST Hostel at Degree College, Kargil being constructed at the cost of 2.93 crore and 75-bedded Boys ST hostel at Boys Degree College in Handwara, Kupwara, being constructed at the cost of Rs 3.01 crore stands completed.

He further informed the meeting that 120-bedded Girls Hostel at Zangli Kupwara, 100-bedded Girls and Boys ST hostel at Baramulla, 100-bedded Girls and Boys ST hostel at Samba and Boys ST Hostel at Chatroo in Kishtwar will be completed by March 2019.

However, he informed, the other hostels which are under various states of completion shall be completed in a time-bound manner.

Dr Lone directed the concerned officials to maintain the highest standard of constructions and said that there should be no compromise on the quality of material used in it. He further asked the officials to complete all the pending documental works so that no work suffers and are completed on time.